My Favorite Devices

Charlotte: I’ve got two favorite devices.

Charlotte: Um, one is my Kindle, which I love because I love reading.

Charlotte: And it means I can take- I can read, um, really big books without having to carry them around.

Charlotte: And the other one is my Fitbit, um, which I love when it sort of buzzes to tell me that I’ve walked 10,000 steps, um, which I think is a bit of an achievement.

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Vocabulary

favorite devices – electronic gadgets, tools, or appliances that a person likes, values, or uses the most, “My smartphone and noise-canceling headphones are definitely my two favorite devices when traveling.”

carry them around – to take, hold, or transport physical items with you from place to place as you move, “Laptops have become so lightweight that it is incredibly easy to carry them around all day.”

walked 10,000 steps – a popular daily physical fitness milestone that tracks a specific amount of walking or movement on foot, “By choosing to take the stairs instead of the elevator, she easily walked 10,000 steps before the workday ended.”

bit of an achievement – a minor but noteworthy success, accomplishment, or victory that requires a fair amount of effort or dedication, “Learning how to cook a flawless three-course dinner by himself felt like a bit of an achievement.”